HR4424

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 23.44° Az: 23.59° Direction: North-North-East

HR4424 is a star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4424 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR4424 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR4424. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4424 during the next 10000 years (-14.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 31m 06s

Declination +56° 35’ 59”

Hour Angle 14h 47m 19s

Sidereal Time 02h 18m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 29m 43s

Declination +56° 44’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 143.51°

Galactic Latitude 57.01°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4424.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class

Absolute magnitude 2.12

Spectral Type A4

Color Index (B-V) 0.15

Temperature 8571K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4424 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4424. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4424 is distant 221.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 67.89

Distance (light year) 221.32

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.089 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD99859

SAO Catalogue SAO28035

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56083

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+57 1324

Visibility from Your Location

HR4424 is circumpolar and transits at 06:25 UTC (altitude: 84.9°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Major